and circumstance

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

and circumstance is a valid 16-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1N1D2C3I1R1C3U1M3S1T1A1N1C3E1
1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does and circumstance mean?

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